Conference system having an audio manager using local and remote audio stream state machines for providing audio control functions during a conference session
US5913062A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13389
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The audio manager provides an interface between one or more upper-level conferencing drivers of the conferencing system and one or more lower-level audio drivers of the conferencing system to isolate the conferencing drivers from the audio drivers. The audio manager is adapted to perform a plurality of functions called by the conferencing drivers. The audio manager comprises a local audio stream state machine and a remote audio stream state machine.
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